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Warriors’ Stephen Curry has criticized HB2, President Trump. Too much, or just enough?

Conviction has consequences for prominent athletes, particularly if they have lucrative endorsement deals tied to public perception of their likeability.

It’s a very personal choice. Now-Hornets owner Michael Jordan, then with the Chicago Bulls, once chose not to engage in North Carolina politics by endorsing former Charlotte mayor Harvey Gantt over then-U.S. Senator Jesse Helms.

Jordan was in the business of selling shoes for Nike (and still is). Jordan was quoted by author Sam Smith as telling a friend, “Republicans buy shoes, too.” Though there is no confirmation Jordan said that, the story has lived on for decades.